SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK


“Becoming a school social worker is an exciting career that demands a variety of skills to work effectively with students, teachers, administrators, and parents. School social workers have the opportunity to work with every possible type of child, including talented and gifted students and those with mental challenges. School social workers assist in helping children get the most from their school experience and often are a liaison between home and school. Springfield College does a great job in preparing school social workers because of our advanced generalist perspective, which enables us to navigate successfully through complex education systems.”


Joseph R. Gianesin, MSW, PhD, Professor


Sample Curriculum Sequence for the MSW/JD Dual Degree Program Year One or Two


Credits


Springfield College School of Social Work Human Behavior in the Social Environment 1 and 2


Social Welfare Policy and Services 1 and 2 Research 1 (if needed)


Social Work Practice 1 and 2


Social Work Field Practicum 1 and Seminar Social Work Elective Total


Year One or Two Western New England University School of Law


Introduction to Law Constitutional Law I Contracts


Criminal Law Civil Procedure Property Torts


Lawyering Skills


Introduction to the Legal Profession Total


• Summer course work is recommended. 1


4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1


30


6 6 3 6


7.5 3


28.5 or 31.5


Year Four Springfield College School of Social Work and Western New England University School of Law


Social Work Policy 3 or Research 2


Human Behavior in the Social Environment 3 Social Work Practice 3 and 4


Social Work Field Practicum 2 and Seminar Electives in Law*


*There is an approved list of elective courses that can be transferred from the School of Law. A total of 12 credits are required to complete the MSW.


Total 31.5


3 3 6


7.5 12


Year Three


Western New England University School of Law Business Organizations


Income Taxation Evidence


Electives and upper level requirements per JD plan of study Total


Credits


3 3 3


23 32


ADULT MENTAL HEALTH


“One of the goals of social work is to assist all adults to live healthy, productive, and satisfying lives. At the Springfield College School of Social Work, we learn to support adult mental health by emphasizing the ways to capture a person’s natural capacities for positive functioning, knowing how to support a good ‘fit’ between the person and the environment, and working with reliable interventions that improve mental health. The world is a better place when individuals are mentally healthy.”


Walter J. Mullin, MSW, PhD, Professor


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